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Numbers of Protective Service Occupations in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

Occupation group

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2005 46,590
2006 44,170
2007 52,210
2008 54,870
2009 56,200
2010 60,050
2011 61,380
2012 63,130
2013 65,340
2014 66,280
2015 68,720
2016 70,370
2017 71,090
2018 61,810
2019 73,870

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Year Number
2005 640
2006 580
2007 550
2008 620
2009 800
2010 690
2011 670
2012 1,180
2013 1,150
2014 1,100
2015 480
2016 500
2017 490
2018 470
2019 530

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Year Number
2005 850
2006 510
2007 290
2008 310
2009 910
2010 980
2011 930
2012 920
2013 980
2014 970
2015 430
2016 440
2017 540
2018 1,210
2019 1,370

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Year Number
2007 70
2008 120
2009 930
2010 1,080
2011 1,030
2012 1,180
2013 1,080
2014 1,170
2015 380
2016 400
2017 400
2018 680
2019 710

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Year Number
2019 1,540

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 580
2006 420
2007 510
2008 490
2009 560
2010 790
2011 890
2012 1,010
2013 1,020
2014 1,100
2015 1,240
2016 1,170
2017 1,080
2018 1,030

Firefighters
Year Number
2007 5,560
2008 5,770
2009 3,760
2010 4,080
2011 4,230
2012 5,000
2013 5,280
2014 5,690
2015 6,480
2016 6,570
2017 6,390
2018 6,200
2019 5,950

Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Year Number
2007 630
2008 680
2009 350
2010 350
2011 310
2012 180
2013 200
2014 200
2015 230
2016 230
2017 230
2018 290
2019 280

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Year Number
2017 40
2018 40
2019 30

Bailiffs
Year Number
2006 160
2007 90
2008 90
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 90
2013 90
2014 100
2015 80
2016 80
2017 100
2018 0
2019 180

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Year Number
2005 6,390
2006 6,570
2007 6,530
2008 6,350
2009 7,210
2010 7,970
2011 7,970
2012 9,230
2013 9,000
2014 8,420
2015 7,630
2016 8,100
2017 7,840
2018 0
2019 8,420

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Year Number
2005 1,430
2006 1,620
2007 1,470
2008 1,530
2009 1,580
2010 1,790
2011 1,740
2012 1,690
2013 1,680
2014 1,620
2015 1,770
2016 1,720
2017 1,790
2018 1,720
2019 1,900

Fish and Game Wardens
Year Number
2013 40
2014 30
2015 30
2016 40
2017 40
2018 30
2019 40

Parking Enforcement Workers
Year Number
2007 50
2009 60
2010 60
2011 70
2012 60
2014 50
2016 60
2017 70
2018 110
2019 110

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
Year Number
2005 14,360
2006 13,320
2007 13,040
2008 13,120
2009 14,120
2010 14,480
2011 14,340
2012 13,170
2013 13,520
2014 13,700
2015 15,800
2016 16,110
2017 16,630
2018 15,170
2019 15,250

Transit and Railroad Police
Year Number
2015 260
2016 220
2017 220

Animal Control Workers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 200
2007 200
2008 220
2009 190
2010 200
2011 200
2012 190
2013 180
2014 210
2015 210
2016 220
2017 230
2018 220
2019 200

Private Detectives and Investigators
Year Number
2005 500
2006 370
2007 390
2008 350
2009 290
2010 110
2011 110
2012 130
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2017 260
2018 500
2019 490

Security Guards
Year Number
2005 17,990
2006 18,760
2007 20,600
2008 21,980
2009 21,470
2010 22,420
2011 23,580
2012 23,680
2013 25,150
2014 26,200
2015 27,180
2016 27,400
2017 26,730
2018 26,260
2019 27,790

Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Year Number
2005 400
2006 480
2007 490
2008 750
2009 1,120
2010 1,060
2011 1,010
2012 680
2013 700
2014 530
2015 1,310
2016 1,410
2017 1,610
2018 1,580
2019 1,660

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Year Number
2005 1,400
2006 1,180
2007 1,280
2008 1,880
2009 2,150
2010 2,410
2011 2,700
2012 2,580
2013 2,590
2014 2,570
2015 2,580
2016 2,910
2017 3,330
2018 3,760
2019 3,660

Transportation Security Screeners
Year Number
2010 960
2011 1,080
2012 1,160
2013 1,200
2014 1,150
2015 1,050
2016 1,050
2017 1,070
2019 1,210

Protective Service Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,910
2007 460
2008 610
2009 650
2010 570
2011 470
2012 1,000
2013 1,480
2014 1,470
2015 1,580
2016 1,740
2017 2,000
2018 2,540